VICTORIA AVGGG
- GVSTVS P F AVG Bust of Romulus Augustus facing, cuirassed, wearing a helmet with crest and a pearl diadem. Holding a spear passing behind his head with the right hand and a decorated shield with a horseman slaying an enemy, with the left hand.
An angel standing left, holding a long latin cross decorated with jewels. Behind her on the right, a star.
Marks
Photo of a coin sold the 23/05/2016 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 92, lot 889, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3108303, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/. This coin appears to share the same dies as the coin shown in RIC X, plate 72, n°3414. The quality of the photo cannot permit to be 100% certain for the reverse.
I list this variant with the letter instead of the first letter A. The letter may be incorrectly inscribed. This coin differs from others by this one detail which, whether voluntary or involuntary, constitutes a notable variant.
I reclassified the Solidi of Milan, the RIC X proposed a classification with the number of rays of the star. Additionally I noticed that the coin shown as RIC 3416 has no dot in front of AVGGG. Which had not been noted by the RIC. The number of rays of the star is one of the small elements which vary according to the desire of the engraver. I also noted a legend with the first letter A replaced by . So I can no longer clearly classify all these variants by taking into account the specificities of the star even more.
On the reverse I noted ''Angel'' in the description. We can also say that this is Victoria but the image of the victory at that time had indeed become that of an angel symbolizing the Christian victory.
The two dots noted on the right of the mark below, are positioned after AVGGG.